Bitcoin Core

Venture Capital

Bitcoin Core Opens Doors to Outside Funding With Sponsorship Program

Bitcoin Core, the volunteer community that develops the open-source bitcoin software, has announced a new sponsorship program.

Business  ·  6 April 2016
Venture Capital

Fred Wilson, Reid Hoffman Back MIT’s $900k Bitcoin Developer Fund

MIT has raised $900,000 to continue funding the work of developers on the open-source bitcoin network.

Business  ·  28 March 2016
Bitcoin Core

Why Bitcoin’s Block Size Debate is a Proxy War

In this opinion piece, IBM's Martin Hagelstrom argues 'bitcoin's block size debate' isn't really about block size at all.

Markets  ·  12 March 2016
Bitcoin Core

With New Releases, Competing Bitcoin Softwares Forge Long-Term Plans

As the scaling debate escalates, bitcoin's competing developer teams are laying out long-term roadmaps for the network.

Tech  ·  8 March 2016
Coinbase

Bitcoin Faces Extinction Without Core Development Competition

CoinDesk contributor Dan Cawrey argues that the bitcoin ecosystem should embrace and encourage competition in its development community.

Tech  ·  7 March 2016
Exchanges

Coinbase CEO: Core Developers May Be Bitcoin’s ‘Biggest Systemic Risk’

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has issued new comments criticizing the Bitcoin Core development team, reiterating his support for Bitcoin Classic.

Markets  ·  5 March 2016
Wallets

Bitcoin’s Capacity Issues No ‘Nightmare’, But Higher Fees May Be New Reality

CoinDesk analyzes the recent decrease in transaction capacity on the bitcoin network and its affect on bitcoin users.

Tech  ·  3 March 2016
Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Has No Leader, and Maybe That’s a Good Thing

OB1 CEO Brian Hoffman discusses the current infighting among bitcoin's developers and why he believes a change in thinking is needed.

Tech  ·  26 February 2016
Bitcoin Core

Joi Ito: Why I’m Worried About Bitcoin and the Blockchain

MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito looks at the current state of bitcoin and the blockchain, calling for unity amid an uncertain time for the industry.

Markets  ·  22 February 2016
Exchanges

Coinbase CEO Rejects Proposal for Bitcoin Hard Fork in 2017

Brian Armstrong, CEO of bitcoin services provider Coinbase, has rejected a new proposal for scaling the bitcoin network.

Business  ·  22 February 2016
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Miners Back Proposed Timeline for 2017 Hard Fork

Members of China's bitcoin mining ecosystem have committed to supporting a proposed roadmap for scaling the bitcoin network.

Business  ·  20 February 2016
Mining

No, Forking Bitcoin Won’t Land You in Legal Hot Water

Pillsbury Winthrop blockchain lead Marco Santori rebuffs claims creating new versions of bitcoin's blockchain may create legal issues for developers.

Markets  ·  16 February 2016
Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin Governance is a Competition (And That’s a Good Thing)

Former Bitcoin Foundation global counsel Jim Harper discusses the challenges of applying open-source development practices to a blockchain world.

Tech  ·  12 February 2016
Bitcoin Core

Industry Businesses Pledge to Avoid Bitcoin Network Split

A group of bitcoin miners, exchanges and service providers have issued a letter stating that they would not back hard forks of the network.

Business  ·  11 February 2016
Bitcoin

Why Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate is An Opportunity Not a Flaw

Writer Nozomi Hayase looks at how bitcoin's scalability debate should be seen as just another phase in the growth of the digital currency.

Tech  ·  11 February 2016